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Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez Duo Doing Things Not Seen Since Ruth and Gehrig

The 1927 New York Yankees have become the go-to cliche for offensive excellence, and for good reason. Their lineup featured Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, who tallied 117 and 97 extra-base hits that year, respectively.

No other pair in MLB history has recorded more than 90 extra-base hits apiece in a given campaign. That's noteworthy not merely as a historical footnote, but also because a couple of Cleveland Indians hitters could change it, as MLB Network's Anthony Castrovince pointed out:

Anthony Castrovince

Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez are both on pace for 90+ extra-base hits (they have 52 apiece) in 2018.